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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1958
Page
12
The record industry faces a pivotal shift toward stereophonic sound with debates over tape versus disk. Costs for conversion to stereo range from modest additions to major upgrades, while new affordable components and packages emerge to drive adoption.
The State theater presents Maracaibo featuring Cornel Wilde and Jean Wallace in a South American romance with Abbe Lane and Francis Lederer. Wilde directs and stars as a bold oilman solving fires amid plush interiors and color. Michael Landon appears as Lederer’s adopted son in a film noted for its photogenic visuals and surface drama.
Lynn Potter a 10 year old Mason City boy lands a role in The Music Man after impressing Meredith Willson. He will audition in Hollywood, return to rehearse for a two year road tour, with tutoring arranged. Potters family and neighbors cheer as he prepares to learn cornet and perform as Winthrop Paroo in the stage musical.
New York AP report: Elfrida von Narroff, 32, a Brooklyn woman who quit her job in May to study for the Twenty One quiz show, applies for a bank loan. A bank official says her security is the 253000 she has won on the show and that she cannot touch the money until she quits. The loan may help pay her rent.
Louvella Parsons reports Jimmy Stewart will star as an American major in The Mountain Road, Theodore White’s novel adaptation, with Miiko Taka likely co starring. Other notes include Michael Rennie switching to Third Man on a Mountain, Cornel Wilde’s Paramount projects, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Trujillo dinner, and TV plans for Tom Poston and Peter Ustinov.
Theaters Paramount Iowa State Times Palace Marion Twixt Town list showings for Desires Under the Elms Horror of Dracula Thing That Couldnt Die Maracaibo Please Murder Me Escapade in Japan Francis in the Navy Lineup Case against Brooklyn Gunsight Ridge and Country Music Holiday with showtimes across multiple venues.
A fragment lists showtimes for three films with varying start times including 8:15 and 9:45 and 12. It references Bad Men Wicked as They Come Unknown and Curse of Frankenstein.
The pope is chosen for life by the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, with the conclave assembling to elect a new spiritual leader. The process ends with the white smoke signal signaling a successful selection.
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